Litchfield High School - Yearbook (Litchfield, CT)

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YE ANNALS or IQ 4 Q n September 5 1945 the future class of 49 entered the L H S audxtorlum to hear Dr Grlfiin welcome us It dldnt take us long to become adjusted and we soon had a class meetxng at whlch the followmg officers were elected Robert Hanson President Dolores Perregaux Vxce Presndent Theresa Oullette Secretary Wxlllam Evangellstr, Treasurer June Northrop HISYOFIHH ana William Stnckler Student Councxl Representative After hearing so much of Freshman mxtlatrons we got off to a marvelous start by bemg the first class not to have one However the Sophomores dxd gxve us a party and tlce jumors generously mvxted us to help sponsor a Variety Show called Fresh and Forty seven This year also we chose our class colors of Red and Whlte for a banner deslgned by Marjorle Moore Fmally after wadmg through our first set of final exams we realxzed we d come to the end of our first year of hxgh school Back agam three months later we came wlth a zest and know how whxch we showed by plannmg a number of 8CtlVltlCS to rarse money Our class officers this years were Bob Hanson Presldent Dolores Perregaux Vice Presldent Lucille Wilder Secretary Jean Vaxll Treasurer w1th Bob Hanson and Dolores Perregaux as Student Councxl Representatxves The Freshman Party was our responsxbxltty and we enjoyed extending a cordxal welcome to the class of 1950 We topped off the year wxth our class pxcnxc at Mt Tom Now as junlors our ranks had dwmdled as to fit m the one sessxon room preslded over by Mr McNe1l The officers this year were Tony Farma Presldent Robert Poole Vice Presldent Beatrlce Root Treasurer Clare Brennan Secretary and Donald Peck Bob Hanson and Dolores Perregaux as Student Councxl Representatlves Our 11st of 3CtlVltlCS was long th1s year and lncluded a Masquerade Ball an affaxr whlch had not been glven at L H S rn many years It was a great soclal success and has now become a tradltlonal assumed his office just before Chrrstmas we gave a play called You re Only Young Once Thrs was the first year L H S had partxcxpated ln a magazme sales campaxgn the profits of whlch we used to benefit the Athletlc Assoclatlon In add1t1on our class havmg sold the most subscrxptlons recexved a commlsslon amountmg to one hundred srxty dollars The Job of decorating for the Senxor s class mght and gradua txon and the undertaklng of the Junior Senlor Prom completed our work as jumors and we closed wxth our annual pxcnlc at Mt Tom Then we entered room 105 for our last and fourth year of l-ugh school Bob Hanson was elected for hrs th1rd term as Presxdent Ellen Burke Vlce President Theresa Ouellette Secretary Suzanne luolek Treasurer and Donald Peck Bob Hanson Dolores Perregaux and Ellen Burke as Student Council Representatlves Determmed to have a superxor year book we chose our Llhnscan staff early an the year wlth Don Peck as edxtor To pay for this project we gave the first hop of the year The Autumn Dance Our second dance the Sadle Hawkms celebratlon was much publlclzed by a Mr Hush contest Next came the Chrrstmas Formal We attempted to decorate the audxtorlum as a rathskeller by using candles mserted ln brown pop bottles covered wlth wax drlp prngs together wlth colorful decoratxons and evergreens Ellen Burke our capable Vlce Presxdent was nommated for the D A R Good Cltlzenshxp Award whxle Donald Peck won the Amerlcan Leglon Oratorlcal Contest at Lltchfield Hlgh After gxvmg a square dance to bxd the wlnter farewell we ushered m sprmg wxth the Senlor play I Remember Mama and the Prom Then came graduatlon and the mght when we felt the waves of nostalgla which must have swept through the ranks of all the graduatmg classes before us In our Freshman year our most cherxshed ambxtnon was to spend four ,years m L H S and IH the process to thereby become educated Now wxth the four years quickly elapsed we reallze that our educatlon must mdeed con tmue long after the dxplomas have been awarded and long after graduatxon felxclta txons are but a memory 24 , . . , , , . . . . . , . . . , . , . , I ' 1 2 , ' S r I S - Z , - , - , ' ' H PY ' ' ' I 1 . . , D ' r , ' : , ' I , 2 1 2 . . . , . 1 v . Z Y . U . 3 r I , 3 - , l ! 4 occasion for Juniors. In the middle of the year our president left us, and Bob Poole ' . ' , li ! ,, . . . . . . . . . . , . - y Y I . . . . , . - ' - . . ' : , ' - ' : , : . Z , . v ' . .,.. Q ' ' ll ll . , - A, . . ,, . . . 1 1 - ' y . . . . . - I . ' I ' , . . . , . . A , . . . . y .. ,, - - 1 - '- , . , -

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CATHERINE A WILLIAMS Catherme s d1gI'llf:lCCl appearance belles her lxvelmess She thor oughly enjoys school life and we know that she will attam her goal and become a pharmacxst oftbal 4 Tenms 2 Lx brary Club-4 Photography Club 4 Dramatzcs 1 2 3 4 Publxc Speakmg 4 Masque and Gavel chestra 1 Glee Club-1 2 3 LUCILLE A WILDER Lucy h been an actlve class member A slncere and under standmg nature wlllmgness to help and love of good fun wxll keep Lucxlle ln popular demand Basketball 4 manager Bowlmg 1 Llhxscan Staff, assistant busl ness manager 4 Photography Club-1 Damatlcs 1 2 3 4 Blue and Whzte 1 2 3 l Club-1 2 3 4 Presldent 4 Class Officers Secretary 2 FRANCES M WILLIAMS Fran IS our pnze gxrl ath ete Her pleasant manner and good sportsmanship assure her success ln her professxon as a physical edu cator Soccer 2 3 4 Captam 4 Bas all 3 4 Sfball 2 3 Lxhxscan Sports Edxtor-4 Dra matlcs Club 1 Blue and White Glee Club-1 2 3 MARY T WILLIAMS Marys happy dxsposxtxon and abundance of optnmxsm plus her acquxred VIVBCIOUSHCSS will and her materxally ln her chosen career of Journalxsm French Club-3 Photography Club 1 Dramatics 1 2 3 Pub lc Speakmg 4 Masque and Gavel 4 Blue and Whxte 1 2 JAMES WILBANKS e shall long remember Jm as the most courteous boy m the class Hxs pollte and gentlemanly manner make hlm an agreeable compamon at all tlmes Baseball C J R 3 4 French Club 3 Llhxscan Staff asslstant pho tography editor 4 Photography Club-3 Q 3' ib Kham K xi . - X I S 1-2,3,, -4,-- -,,, --g - g 5 ketb ..' 9 ot -, ,4g -3 -,,Z - - 9 ' -, , , 1 ' ' ' 1 ' I - i ' - 9 4g Blue and' white-2, 3, 4, or- 1, 2, 3, 4, Band-lg Orchestra-lg 3, 4: Editor-3. 4: Glee Club-1. - , , , , 2, 3. . Y . . ' W i Z r . - , Y , : - I ' . . . .-, Q . ' -, , g Gee ' . -g ' R Af

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